Former Town left-back Mick McNeil has died, aged 85.

McNeil was with the Blues from 1964 until 1972 and was a member of Bill McGarry’s side which won the Second Division title in 1967/68 to return to the top flight.

In total, he made 168 starts and five substitute appearances for the Blues, scoring five goals and captaining the side in 1964/65 following his £17,000 move from his hometown club Middlesbrough, but with injuries hampering him during his time at Town.

McNeil started his career with Boro and while with the Teessiders won nine full England caps, a number playing alongside his future manager Sir Bobby Robson, the last aged only 21. After leaving Portman Road, he moved on to Cambridge City.

After hanging up his boots, he set up a chain of successful sports shops with branches in Bury St Edmunds, where he lived in his latter years, Ipswich, Felixstowe and Clacton, providing the next couple of generations of footballers in Suffolk and North Essex with their boots and shin pads.

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